This page is the unofficial notice of proposed rulemaking to be posted in the Federal Register to address the 2013-2014 negotiated rulemaking process on state authority under the activity called Program Integrity and Improvement. (MS Word)

This page is the unofficial notice of proposed rulemaking to be posted in the Federal Register to address the 2013-2014 negotiated rulemaking process on state authority under the activity called Program Integrity and Improvement. (PDF)

This page provides answers to frequently asked questions about Program Integrity issues for the second round of the 2009 negotiated rulemaking activities for higher education. This page provides information on high school diplomas.

This page provides answers to frequently asked questions about Program Integrity issues for the second round of the 2009 negotiated rulemaking activities for higher education. This page addresses issues related to retaking coursework.

This page provides answers to frequently asked questions about Program Integrity issues for the second round of the 2009 negotiated rulemaking activities for higher education. This page provides information on credit hours.

This page provides information on the 2016 negotiated rulemaking activities for higher education. This file is the draft agenda for session three of a meeting to discuss the issue called borrower defenses. (MS Word)

This page provides the opening remarks by Jeff Appel, Deputy Under Secretary, at the third meeting of the 2016 negotiated rulemaking activities for higher education regarding borrower defense of repayment. These remarks were made on March 16, 2016. (MS Word)

This page is an archive of answers to frequently asked questions about verification issues for the second round of the 2009 negotiated rulemaking activities for higher education. New and updated questions and answers are available.

This page provides information on the 2016 negotiated rulemaking activities for higher education. This file is the agenda for session two of a meeting held on February 17, 2016, to discuss the issue called borrower defenses. (MS Word)

This page provides information on the 2016 negotiated rulemaking activities for higher education. This file is the draft summary of the first meeting held in January 2016 to discuss the issue called borrower defenses. (MS Word)

This page provides the opening remarks by Jeff Appel, Deputy Under Secretary, at the meeting of the 2016 negotiated rulemaking activities for higher education regarding borrower defense of repayment. These remarks were made on January 12, 2016. (MS Word)

This page provides information on the 2016 negotiated rulemaking activities for higher education. This file is the agenda for session one of a meeting held on January 12-14, 2016, to discuss the issue called borrower defenses. (MS Word)

This page provides data on the Current Repayment Plan of Borrowers Who Have Ever Been in Pay As You Earn (PAYE). This is one activity under the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) sessions for the 2015 negotiated rulemaking in higher education process. (MS Excel)

This page provides sample Data on income drive repayment recertification rates for ED-held loans as a part of the Pay As You Earn session 2 in the 2015 negotiated rulemaking activities for higher education. (PDF)

This page provides data on the Current Repayment Plan of Borrowers Who Have Ever Been in Pay As You Earn (PAYE). This is one activity under the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) sessions for the 2015 negotiated rulemaking in higher education process. (PDF)

This page provides the Filing Status of income-driven repayment (IDR) Applicants Who Provided Tax Information. This is one activity under the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) sessions for the 2015 negotiated rulemaking in higher education process. (MS Excel)

This page provides a discussion of Income Driven Repayment Notification Pilots. This is one activity under the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) sessions for the 2015 negotiated rulemaking in higher education process. (MS Word)

This page provides a discussion to analyze the year-to-year change in income of borrowers in income driven repayment plans that the Department queried in NSLDS data for AGI in 2010-2014 for students with ED-held loans currently in IDR plans. This is one activity under the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) sessions for the 2015 negotiated rulemaking in higher education process. (PDF)

This page provides the Filing Status of income-driven repayment (IDR) Applicants Who Provided Tax Information. This is one activity under the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) sessions for the 2015 negotiated rulemaking in higher education process. (PDF)

This page provides sample Data on income drive repayment recertification rates for ED-held loans as a part of the Pay As You Earn session 2 in the 2015 negotiated rulemaking activities for higher education. (MS Excel)

This page provides a discussion to analyze the year-to-year change in income of borrowers in income driven repayment plans that the Department queried in NSLDS data for AGI in 2010-2014 for students with ED-held loans currently in IDR plans. This is one activity under the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) sessions for the 2015 negotiated rulemaking in higher education process. (MS Word)